Roving Restoring Family Links Field officer

Job Description

I. General

Job Title:        Roving Restoring Family Links Field officer

Job Grade:     (As per the zonal scale)

Work Unit:    ERCS East Wellega Zonal Branch

Reports to:     ERCS East Wellega Zonal Branch

Place/Duty station:  Based in Nekemte and cover in the four Wellega zones 

Contract Duration፡ One year

Salary:   As per the national society’s salary scale.

II. Job Summary

Under the general supervision and guidance of the regional program RFL Coordinator /zonal operation head, the Restoring Family Links officer plans, implements and reports to the immediate supervisor accordingly; implements and facilitates the national RFL policy and procedure collecting, sorting, dispatching, exchanging and tracking the statuses of tracing requests and Red Cross Messages (RCM’s) in the respective branch;  networks with stakeholders and handles communication matters of the branch RFL services; distributes restoring family links tools to social workers/volunteers; assesses training needs of social workers/volunteers, community awareness and provides trainings and awareness raising to the target groups when needed.

III. Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, implements and reports the overall RFL activities in the IDPs /migrants/ returnees  he/she was assigned
• Prepares action plan for the activities in  IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities  he/she was assigned and implement accordingly
• Collects, registers and delivers incoming and outgoing Red Cross Messages IDPs /migrants/ returnees/ host communities he/she was assigned
• Conducts tracing of missed person in operational areas the IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities   he/she was assigned
• Collects tracing requests IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities  he/she was assigned 
• Collects and manage tools allocated to run RFL activities in the IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned
• Implements a national society RFL policy and procedures; 
• Networks with stakeholders who are working in IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned
• Attend working groups(task forces) such as Child Protection in refugee camps he/she was assigned
• Distribute RFL tools, identification materials, stationery and other relevant materials  to social workers/volunteers on time in IDPs /migrants/ returnees/host communities he/she was assigned
• Assesses, Recruits, trains, deploys and coordinates new volunteers in the IDPs and in the host communities;
• Assesses training needs/gaps, prepares the appropriate trainings, coordinates and provides  a training/refresher courses to social workers/volunteers in cooperation with the regional and  HQ RFL unit;
• Identifies RFL awareness gaps  IDPs /migrants/ returnees and in the communities and provide tailored  RFL dissemination training;
• Makes efforts that upgrade the level and quality of missing families reunification service of the Society;
• Prepares a standard monthly, quarterly , biannual and annual reports of RFL activities  and submit to the regional RFL coordinator /Zonal operational Heads.
• Undertakes close monitoring and supervision of RFL work and coaches volunteers in the zone/zones.
• Ensures that incoming and outgoing RFL tools chronologically registered on permanent book at the IDPs /migrants/ returnees she/she was assigned
• Follows up the status of Red Cross Messages and handles tracing requests dispatched from the regional/zonal branch  and respond following the procedure of the national Society (NS)
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the branch.

NB:

• Women applicants highly are encouraged.
• Employment Status contract

Job Specification

• First degree/Master’s Degree in Disaster Risk Management/ Management/ Social Work/Sociology/ Social Anthropology/ Social Psychology /Applied Psychology and related fields, with 4 / 2 years of related working experience especially in the area of protection. 

Interested applicants should send a non-returnable complete application letter together with copies of other testimonial within Ten days of this vacancy announcement to the following address through postal service.

No need of telephone communication except short listed.

How To Apply interested applicants who met the minimum requirements should send and apply   

ERCS Oromia Region

P. Box. No 122637